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Across 1. The Supreme Court is the head of this branch of government 5. This branch of government makes laws 6. This branch of government enforces laws 7. a fancy word for freedom 9. Power by the people 10. This is a type of authoritarian government in which a small group of people rule 12. The U.S. Congress is made up of two houses...The House of Representatives and the _________________. 14. A change to the Constitution 16. Principle of government; says the people have the highest authority in government 18. Principle of government; says the judicial branch has the power to interpret laws according to the Constitution; established by Marbury v. Madison 19. Government structure in which the central government has ALL the power over state governments 21. McCulloch v. Maryland was a landmark Supreme Court case which interpreted the _______________ clause, which says in all conflicts between the national and state governments, the national government has supreme authority 23. Philosopher that said government should be limited by separating power into three branches 25. The first ten amendments to the Constitution; protects individual rights 27. Type of government in which the people elect politicians to make decisions for them

Down 2. This word describes a society in which the people have no say 3. This is a type of democracy in which ALL citizens have the ability to make government decisions 4. The paper signed on July 4, 1776 8. Fancy word for representative democracy 11. Principle of government; says there are certain things the government cannot do 12. Principle of government; says power should be divided between legislative, executive, and judicial 13. A king who abuses his power can be described as this. 15. Structure of government; states have MORE power than the central government 17. A society with no political authority; chaos 18. Philosopher that said people are born with natural rights 20. This principle of governments says no one is above the law 22. The framers of the Constitution feared a central government with ALL the power, so they created this type of system in which power is shared between a strong central government and state governments 24. ____________________ of Confederation; the paper that organized the U.S. government before the Constitution. It failed. 26. This is an example of checks and balances, when the President does not sign a bill into law